Drain, sewer and water heater repair in Ramsey County, MN

Saint Paul, the county seat, is full of homes built before World War II, with galvanized supply lines, cast iron stacks and clay sewer laterals. Head north into Roseville, Maplewood or Shoreview and most houses date from the 1950s through the 1980s. Those homes have copper or early plastic pipe, simpler basements and different weak spots.

In the city, we spend more time on repiping, stack repairs and root-clogged sewers. In the suburbs, the work leans toward water heater swaps, sump pumps, ejector pumps for basement bathrooms and fixture upgrades. Knowing which era your house belongs to helps us bring the right tools and parts the first time.

Ramsey County has a lot of lakes: Como and Phalen in Saint Paul, White Bear Lake on the county's northeast edge and dozens of smaller ones around Shoreview, Arden Hills and Vadnais Heights. Homes near them often see groundwater rise in spring, which keeps sump pumps busy and can push water into floor drains.

We install and repair sump pumps, add battery backups and set discharge lines so water flows away from the foundation. Where floor drains back up during storms, a backwater valve and a cleared lateral usually solve it. A spring check before the snow melts is one of the cheapest ways to protect a finished basement.

Most Ramsey County homes are on municipal water. Saint Paul Regional Water Services supplies Saint Paul and several neighboring suburbs, while some cities run their own systems. Either way, permitted work such as water heater replacement or repiping needs a city plumbing permit, and we pull it for the job.

Our office is in Lowertown on East 7th Street, near the center of the county, so most Ramsey County addresses are a reasonable drive. Look up your city or neighborhood on this site for details, or skip ahead and call (651) 215-2087. A person answers at any hour, any day.